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Maraston State Trail

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7.5 km

Route

Description

Luontoon.fi – Summer hiking trail (Ketomella–Tappuri)+

Description

For signed access and the bigger hiking context around Ketomella and Tappuri, start from the Ketomella–Tappuri summer hiking trail page on Luontoon.fi. Planning detail for the wider Hetta–Pallas landscape and nearby day routes in Enontekiö is summarised on Enontekiö Lapland’s hiking overview, which links onward to Metsähallitus trail pages. You can double-check alignments on Retkikartta.fi before you leave. Maraston State Trail is about 7.5 km as one point-to-point line in Enontekiö, Lapland, branching off the busy Hetta–Pallas corridor near Tappurin autiotupa. The hut sits a short side trip east of the main Hetta–Pallas summer line; from the hut you can continue toward Pahakuru on the main traverse or use this connector toward Lake Hietajärvi and the Ketomella road 957 parking. Metsähallitus describes Tappuri autiotupa itself as a hiking-use cabin service. The start area is a practical knot: you have Tappurin autiotupa for an overnight or meal break, an outdoor fireplace nearby, and a new dry toilet by the hut without needing to single out every facility by name in a list. Independent field notes on Patikka.net remind visitors that the Maraston reindeer-handling fence lies close to the yard, so you may meet herding work during sorting seasons. Enontekiö Lapland’s description of the Pahakuru fell day route spells out how many people stitch these pieces together: you can drop from Pahakuru to Tappuri and return to Hietajärvi parking via Ketomella along an alternative path that is more demanding and only partly marked on the ground. Treat Maraston State Trail as that kind of connector—quieter than the open fells on the main traverse, but still real fell margin and forest travel where navigation habits matter whenever paint and posts thin out. The same knot ties into our data for the long Hetta–Hietajärvi–Vuontisjärvi–Hannukuru summer trails and the shorter Kesäretkeilyreitti (Ketomella–Tappuri) entry—useful if you want to merge a lakeshore day from Ketomella with a night at Tappuri or a push toward Pahakuru.

Length & route

About 7.5 km point-to-point on our map between the Tappuri knot and the Ketomella/Hietajärvi road access. That matches a single state-maintained connector rather than a loop; combine it with Hetta–Pallas or the Ketomella–Tappuri summer entry if you want a round trip. Marking density is lower than on the main open-fell traverse—Enontekiö Lapland notes the Ketomella return option from Tappuri is only partly marked in the terrain.

Getting there

One practical end is Tappuri, reached as a side branch from the Hetta–Pallas summer line or via the signed Ketomella–Tappuri summer route from the Ketomella/Hietajärvi side. Metsähallitus publishes hut access context on the Tappuri autiotupa service page. The Ketomella/Hietajärvi end is described in regional copy as parking along regional road 957 near Lake Hietajärvi. Use Enontekiö Lapland’s hike list for the full set of official links, then confirm the day’s trace on Retkikartta.fi.

Good to know

Whenever you travel off the most crowded paint on Hetta–Pallas, carry map, compass or GPS, and spare layers—Enontekiö Lapland flags the Ketomella return variant as harder and only partly marked. Respect private and reindeer-handling yards: Patikka.net warns that Maraston sorting fence buildings sit within a couple of hundred metres of the hut.

History

Patikka.net’s hut notes record that today’s Tappuri autiotupa was built in 1957 after an earlier reindeer herders’ building on the west side of the hiking line burned during the war years.

Managed by

Enontekiö

Official Maintenance

Trail info

National Park

Area

Lake

Marked Route

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

7.5 km

Distance

Dirt

Surface

Point-to-Point, Single Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

Location

68.28195°N, 23.86878°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

LaplandRegion

EnontekiöCity

KetomellaVillage

Hiking TrailsCategory

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Answers to your questions

Our data was researched from Enontekiö, and other trusted sources, in March 2026. Our route / place GPX data comes from Metsähallitus / Lipas, last updated March 2026. Always check their official website for safety-critical updates.

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Campfire Spots

Description

Luontoon.fi – Summer hiking trail (Ketomella–Tappuri)+

Description

Length & route

Getting there

Good to know

History

Patikka.net’s hut notes record that today’s Tappuri autiotupa was built in 1957 after an earlier reindeer herders’ building on the west side of the hiking line burned during the war years.

Managed by

Enontekiö

Official Maintenance

Trail info

Location

National Park

Area

Lake

Marked Route

Route Signs

Open / Good Condition

Location

68.28195°N, 23.86878°E

Approximate location

FinlandCountry

LaplandRegion

EnontekiöCity

KetomellaVillage

Hiking TrailsCategory

Activities allowed

Hike / Walk

Activity

Terrain & conditions

7.5 km

Distance

Dirt

Surface

Point-to-Point, Single Track

Route Type

Light Traffic

Traffic

Partial Shade

Shade

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